Mahatma Gandhi

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What was Gandhi's job when he became involved in Civil Rights?

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Barrister

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What can you infer about Gandhi from the fact that he practiced the Hindu religion?

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He didn`t eat meat

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During Gandhi's youth, what did South Africa and India have in common? Racism and discrimination against Indian people existed in both places.

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Racism and discrimination against Indian people existed in both places.

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What term best describes Gandhi's recommended style of fighting against oppression? Options: Imperialist, Disorganized, Bloody, if necessary, Nonviolent

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Nonviolent

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Why was Gandhi given the name "Mahatma"?

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It reflected his status as an honored spiritual leader

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Which of the following historical decisions sounds most like something Gandhi might do? Martin Luther King Jr. organizes a peaceful bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, The American colonists take up arms fight against British rule, The U.S. invades Cuba to liberate it from an oppressive government, The people of Russia overthrow and kill the Czar, an autocratic monarch?

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Martin Luther King Jr. organizes a peaceful bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama

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What was the immediate cause of the Salt March of 1930? A salt shortage in the poorest areas of India, A British tax on salt, A British ban on marching, A lack of salt in the Indian Ocean

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A British tax on salt

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Why was Gandhi murdered?

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His killer disliked India`s agreement with the new nation of Pakistan

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Which word describes how most Indians lived before their nation became independent?

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Peasants